ANATOMY:
FOREARM
•Extension: elbow
(functionally, distal humerus) to wrist
•Bones:
ulnar connected by interosseus membrane to the radius
•Movements:
flexor-pronation and extension-supination
•Compartments: anterior and posterior muscles with bulk
proximal while their tendons are distal (operative site)
•Attachments: muscles
attached to medial epicondylar ridge act are
flexors; muscles attached to lateral epicondylar ridge are extensors
FOREARM
Spiraling
gradually over the length of the forearm, the compartments...
